Lightspeed is solid mid-market retail/restaurant POS, but accounting is a separate Xero/QBO connector and pricing climbs fast. QKClose includes books, payroll, and tax in the base price.
Books, payroll, tax filing, and 1099/W-2 included Free starter tier — Lightspeed has no free plan Recipe costing, FIFO/LIFO, and waste tracking included
Strong inventory matrix for apparel/footwear Mature ecommerce add-ons Good supplier and PO catalog
Lightspeed Retail starts around $89/mo + payment fees. QKClose is $9.99/mo with no payment-rate markup beyond Stripe + 0.5% platform fee.
Yes — variants, bundles/kits, multi-location stock, and barcode scanning are all included.